VanuatuSummit weather, forecast and climate

Aoba Island

Shield volcano · last major eruption 20181,496 mMajor summit

Elevation1,496 mabove sea level

Prominence1,496 mindependent height

Isolation1.6 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul19°average high

15.40° S, 167.83° EElevation 1,496 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,496 m
Mid-mountain900 m
Valley296 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Aoba Island in brief

Aoba Island rises to 1,496 m, Vanuatu. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,496 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, March is the mildest month with average highs of 22°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

Facts

Elevation: 1,496 m · 4,908 ft
Prominence: 1,496 m
Country: Vanuatu
Coordinates: -15.4000, 167.8333
Nearest airport: Santo Pekoa International Airport (SON) · 67 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Aoba Island by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Aoba Island by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	21°	21°	22°	21°	20°	20°	19°	19°	19°	20°	20°	21°
Average low	20°	20°	20°	20°	19°	19°	18°	18°	18°	18°	19°	19°
Precipitation	371 mm	401 mm	415 mm	407 mm	285 mm	248 mm	176 mm	189 mm	171 mm	209 mm	308 mm	303 mm
Cloud cover	57%	64%	59%	48%	47%	43%	42%	39%	39%	38%	42%	46%
Daylight	12h 57	12h 36	12h 12	11h 46	11h 24	11h 13	11h 17	11h 35	12h 00	12h 25	12h 49	13h 02
Month score	56	53	55	60	60	62	62	63	63	64	62	60

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	4,650 m	4,650 m	4,700 m	4,600 m	4,500 m	4,450 m	4,300 m	4,300 m	4,350 m	4,400 m	4,500 m	4,550 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C

ivTerrain

Aoba Island in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Vanuatu

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Lombenben	1,496 m	1,496 m	1.6 km SE	18°